5 Reasons Harry Styles Needs To Ditch One Direction

The rumor that One Direction's most popular hunk and Taylor Swift's ex Harry Styles is gunning for a solo career is nothing new. The gossip popped up – again!— and it was refuted, with a source saying that Hazza is not going the Justin Timberlake route. Remember, JT pursued a red hot solo career, which really and truly helped spell the end of 'N Sync as we knew it.

But back to Hazza, as he is affectionally known, and 1D. A source said that "Harry has no plans to go solo … Harry is very reliant on the guys and feels much more secure when with them."

Right. We know the One Direction boys have become super tight and are BFFs as they have ruled the boy band world, a unique experience that only the five of them can comprehend. And while the Directioners likely breathed several sighs of relief and feel that they can sleep soundly tonight after hearing that the rumors are false and that Hazza is staying put, we have put together five rock solid reasons why Styles should go solo.

Directioners will consider this blasphemy, but fans of Hazza and those flawless curls of his might concur. We're just preparing for the inevitable. Ladies under 18 who call themselves Directioners shoud follow suit.

1. He can distance himself from the scandalous behavior of his bandmates.

There were some rumblings (and reported videos) of 1Ders Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson smoking pot recently, which caused Directioners to lose their damn minds, since One Direction are supposed to set a good example for fans. Hazza wasn't directly a part of this drama. However, what one or two of the boys do tends to reflect on all of them.

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2. He can stand on his own, thanks to his cool style and artistic merit.

Styles has a great voice. He has terrific, well, style. He is often seen front row at Fashion Week in London. He has all the trappings, both talent-wise and image-wise, of a solo pop singer, so he can stand on his own two (Burberry-covered) feet. Maybe he wants to write an album of songs about T. Swizzle writing an album of songs about him, which she may very well do in the future. He can't exactly do that within the 1D paradigm or construct.

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3. No need for a showmance.

If on his own, H. Styles won't be forced into another showmance, a la his "relationship" with Kendall Jenner, a satellite Kardashian, which was all over the media in late 2013 and earlier this year. He was often seen with the model and reality star, supposedly at her momager Kris Jenner's urging. The "Hendall" photos always seemed totally staged and forced, and were likely an effort to drum up publicity for both sides. It's not the first time that has happened in Hollywood. If he went solo, that would be an interesting enough story angle for the media!

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4. All boy bands break up.

Sorry, it sucks, but they do. It's an inevitable reality and a fact of boy band life, so why not speed up the process? Even Simon Cowell, the man responsible for putting 1D together and whose bank account grows exponentially and whose wallet gets fatter thanks to the boys and their efforts, is prepared for a split. Si Co has said he knows that this band has a shelf life and a future split is coming, since it's a cold, hard fact of the music biz. Just ask Lance Bass or Chris Kirkpatrick.

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5. He can and should capitalize on fame now.

Styles should strike while that iron is red hot. He will never, ever be as famous as he is right now. We know he is just 20, but he is at the height of his fame. If he goes solo too late, he might be chasing that cold, hard mistress known as fame along with trying to establish a solo career. Why not be as famous as ever while doing that? That's how J. Timberlake caught post-boy band lightning in a falsetto bottle. Just sayin'.

1. Megan Fox

Megan Fox= had a huge and unhideable Marilyn Monroe portrait on her arm. Had. She had it lasered off. It's a shame, since it was actually decently done, but she said it was full of negative energy, due to the bombshell's mental issues. Ridic.

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2. Mel C of the Spice Girls

Sporty Spice, aka Mel C, has a lot of inkings, but the band around her arm is so "meh." It screams, "Sick tribal, yo."

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3. Justin Bieber

There is a lot of bad Bieber body art to be seen. What happened to the clean-cut, Canadian cutie? Sigh.

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4. Justin Bieber ... again!

Here's more of the Biebs' body art. That eye? It's a rendering of his mother Pattie's peeper. All eyes on him. We get that it's like a reminder that mom is watching when he may be engaging in bad behavior, but isn't it creepy to have mom close by, all the time, during things like sex?!

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5. Jesy Nelson of Little Mix

Little Mix songbird Jesy Nelson added some words to her arm, along with a big ass rose. They seem so disconnected and without symmetry. Plus, we have no idea what the hell it says since the font is unreadable. (We think it says "once upon a time.") We gave up after two minutes of flipping the screen and tilting our heads.

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6. Zayn Malik

Like his now-former bandmate Harry Styles, onetime One Direction singer Zayn Malik seems hellbent on covering his arms in as many trashy tattoos as possible. It would be fine if they told some sort of story, but they feel random.

8. Chris Brown

The oft-beleaguered Breezy got a neck tattoo and some thought it was an image of Rihanna's battered face. It wasn't RiRi; it was a Day of the Dead-inspired mask. But if it looked like what it wasn't, that means it's a totally and completely crappy tattoo.

10. Sinead O'Connor

What do you say about a singer like Sinead O'Connor whose biggest claim to fame besides one hit song is tearing up a pic of the Pope on SNL, getting a really poor portrait of Jesus smack dab in the middle of her chest? There are no words. The Pontiff isn't proud. Why'd she have to drag JC into this mess?

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11. Lena Dunham

Girls guru Lena Dunham has a floral scene fromThe Story of Ferdinand, about a bull that loves flowers on her arm and while it has a deeper meaning and isn't flash off the wall, it's scribbly and just looks like it was done while she and the tattooist were riding a dirtbike, Jackass-style.

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12. Rihanna

Rihanna is collecting tattoos like it's her job. She has delicate ink on her neck, a big piece under her boobs, and a giant, glove-like etching on her hand. The hands show signs of aging quickly, so ... she better invest in a lifetime supply of Chanel gloves.

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13. Harry Styles

Someone needs to stage an intervention with Hazza, stat. The One Direction star is adorbs, but he has covered his body with a bunch of poorly done, disconnected tattoos that look as though he went to a stick-and-poke party and told a bunch of drunk idiots to go to town on him. How can someone so cute have so many hideous inkings? Memo to Styles, Harry: STOP. NOW.

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14. Pink

Pink has a load of bad tattoos, sprinkled all over her body. We don't know where to start...

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15. David Beckham

Becks has two sleeves and they're not atrocious. They just look like congealed globs of black ink.

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16. Miley Cyrus

The wild child of pop celebrated her Rolling Stone cover by getting the mag name inked on the bottom of her feet. Unless Patrick Schwarzenegger has a foot fetish, no one will ever see this tootsies tattoo, as it likely wears off from friction.

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17. Kelly Osbourne

Former style cop and Fashion Police star Kelly Osbourne launched a clothing line named "Stories" and swiftly etched the word on her head. At least she can cover it with hair when her side-shaved 'do grows out.

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18. Lady Gaga

Mother Monster is collecting lots of art up and down the side of her body. She immortalized her precious Little Monsters with a monster paw on her side. It would have been way, way cooler on her shoulder, further connecting her with fans. But like real estate, it's all about location, location, location with tattoos.

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19. Katy Perry

Katy Perry: The singer commemorated her 2015 Super Bowl Halftime performance with this simple, Roman numeral tattoo on her finger. It's not exactly bad. It's just... zzzzzzzzz. Boooorrrrriiiiinnnngggg. We like the fading Hello Kitty on the other finger better and we can't even see it.

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20. Cheryl Cole

Cheryl Cole is huge in her native UK and relatively unknown in the U.S. What should be unknown and unseen is that massive rose tattoo covering her bum and lower back. It's like a permanent pair of rosey undies. It has to be a case of tattoo remorse, too.

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21. Cara Delevingne

Cara Delevingne has great brows. Good tattoos? Not so much. She has a lion on her finger and the word "bacon" on her foot. Yes, bacon. Guess she loves the candy of meats.

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Megan Fox= had a huge and unhideable Marilyn Monroe portrait on her arm. Had. She had it lasered off. It's a shame, since it was actually decently done, but she said it was full of negative energy, due to the bombshell's mental issues. Ridic.